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The 6 most popular fan theories for how 'Game of Thrones' will end

Warning: spoilers ahead
for both HBO's "Game of Thrones" and George R.R. Martin's "A Song
of Ice and Fire" novels.

When it comes to "Game of Thrones" fan theories coming true, the
current sixth season has presented us with quite the bounty.

We watched Jon Snow (Kit Harington) get resurrected, learned that
Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) will play a huge role in the show's
endgame, watched Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) rise once again from
the flames, and saw The Night King in action.

These and other recent events seem to be planting the seeds for
countless theories surrounding the show's endgame. And that
conclusion could come sooner than you realize: Showrunners David
Benioff and D.B. Weiss have said they're considering finishing with an eighth season.

Here are six fan theories about how the show will end
that seem the most plausible.

Has he been reborn? Check. Is he from the line of House
Targaryen? Not yet confirmed, but looking pretty likely. All he needs is a
sword pulled from fire and the bravery to take on the White
Walkers. No problem.

Daenerys will take back the Iron Throne.

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Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen.

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Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen

Jon Snow isn't the only candidate for the "promised" one. This
season, another Red Priestess said
that Daenerys Targaryen (Emily Clarke) is the
prophesied savior.

What parts of the prophecy does Daenerys meet?

Clearly, she's a member of House Targaryen. Sure, she would be a
princess, not a prince. But according to a passage in the "Song
of Ice and Fire" books, the prophecy was written in High
Valyrian, in which the word "prince" is gender-neutral. And we
know she wouldn't back down from a battle with the White Walkers.

Jon Snow vs. Daenerys

There's a theory that the two will clash. Jon would represent the
North and ice while Daenerys would represent the South and fire.

There's already some belief that Dany is walking down a villainous path, one that has
the burned corpses of Khals, the beheaded bodies of slave
masters, and a trail of broken hearts. After all, bloodlust does
run in the family. Her father was The Mad King.

The Great Northern Conspiracy.

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House Stark.

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HBO

This
fan theory is one of the most popular. There are several
layers to it, but here's a short synopsis: The Starks were a
point of pride for the people of the North. Since Ned Stark (Sean
Bean) was killed, the seeds of the conspiracy were planted. But
following anger about the bloody events of the Red Wedding, chaos
in the North increases and conspiracy grows.

Many who were loyal to the Starks go on to serve other ruling
families, but really they wait. When the right time arrives, they
will attack from the inside out. The goal? To place a Stark, most
likely Jon Snow, on the Iron Throne.

The White Walkers are the true heroes.

This theory argues that we have been misled to believe that the
White Walkers are the enemies when actually they have an
important role to serve in the cleansing of evil from the world. Much
like the Biblical story of Noah's Ark, this narrative has it that
humans have proven themselves evil and must be punished.

To convince us of this, the show is serving us season after
season of the murderous, selfish, deranged acts of humans against
other humans in a race to sit on the Iron Throne. What they are
really doing is proving themselves unworthy of being in charge.

And when the winter finally comes, the White Walkers will take
everyone else out.

This is all a dream.

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Isaac-Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark.

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HBO

And then the old woman says to her grandchildren, "And that was
the Song of Ice and Fire."

The kids yell, "Tell us the story again, gram!"

OK, it may not be that sweet a scene. But this fan theory
predicts that the entire story of "Game of Thrones" has already
happened and is either being told like a story about mythological
heroes of the past or that the entire story is a dream.

One other possibility is that it's all a vision appearing to Bran
(Isaac-Hempstead Wright), possibly while unconscious after he was
pushed out of the window by Jamie Lannister (Nikolaj
Coster-Waldau).

After all, George R.R. Martin's book series, the source material
for the series, is called the "Song of Ice and Fire." This is
because the stories of heroes and wars and great gods are told
via singing. And the final book in the series will be called
"A Dream of Spring."